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The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court(Google eBook)

The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices -- maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.

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User Review - bfgar - LibraryThing

I picked up The Brethren because my sister-in-law went to high school with Bob Woodward and I figured the dude could use the royalties. Seriously, however, Woodward's reputation for excellence in his ... Read full review

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User Review - Robert - Goodreads

I felt like I was trying to sit through fifteen hours of Good Morning America. The Supreme Court as a Roy Rogers movie - petty men in black hats and heroic selfless ones in white hats. Lots of factual ...Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked for forty-one years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, first for The Washington Postís coverage of the Watergate scandal, and later for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored or coauthored twelve #1 national nonfiction bestsellers. He has two daughters, Tali and Diana, and lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, writer Elsa Walsh.

Scott Armstrong is executive director of the Information Trust. A former reporter for The Washington Post, he founded the National Security Archive and was a senior investigator for the Senate Watergate Committee.